Age Change in Time Perception in native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Anglo-Americans

Shannon, Lael

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 7, 1, 117-122, Mar 76

Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Anglo-Americans estimated equal intervals of idle time and time spent working at meaningful tasks; whereas younger Anglo-Americans and all older groups perceived the idle time as longer, younger minority culture group perceived no difference in the two times; an interpretation incorporating negative order effects fits the data. (Author/JM)